Four-dimensional ultrasonography of the fetal heart using a novel Tomographic Ultrasound Imaging display.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of examining the fetal heart with Tomographic Ultrasound Imaging (TUI) using four-dimensional (4D) volume datasets acquired with spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC).

Material and methods

One hundred and ninety-five fetuses underwent 4D ultrasonography (US) of the fetal heart with STIC. Volume datasets were acquired with B-mode (n=195) and color Doppler imaging (CDI) (n=168), and were reviewed offline using TUI, a new display modality that automatically slices 3D/4D volume datasets, providing simultaneous visualization of up to eight parallel planes in a single screen. Visualization rates for standard transverse planes used to examine the fetal heart were calculated and compared for volumes acquired

SUBMITTER: Goncalves LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1384859 | biostudies-literature | 2006

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature